What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal position at Risch Results?
Probate & Estate Planning Paralegal
The firm is a Sugar Land boutique firm focused on practicing estate planning, asset protection, probate, guardianship, and elder law.
The mission is to provide excellent legal work in the context of a caring environment. We are seeking a full-time experienced paralegal willing to work on-site five days a week, with at least five years of experience assisting attorneys in the areas of estate planning and probate.
*Experience in guardianship, elder law, and business incorporation is a plus.
Job Requirements:
• Minimum of five years of experience in the areas of estate planning and probate.
• Excellent proficiency in computer skills, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook and navigating a server. • Experience using WealthDocx, ElderDocx and Clio is preferred.
• Excellent grammar and writing skills.
• Experience assisting attorneys with guardianship, elder law, and business incorporation is a plus.
Primary responsibilities will include preparing:
• drafts of estate planning and probate documents for the attorneys, such as estate planning answer files,
• drafts of Wills and Trust Agreements, ancillary documents, probate applications, motions, notices, and inventories,
• filing pleadings and hearing documents, communications with court staff and clients, preparing correspondence, and meeting with clients to notarize, witness and sign documents.
• guardianship, elder law, and business incorporation documents.
We are seeking a team-player who is motivated by helping others, who values excellence in his or her work and pays close attention to detail, is a self-starter, takes the initiative to continuously learn and grow professionally, has excellent grammar and writing skills, excellent communication skills, and is a person of high integrity and character. If this describes you and you are looking for a different kind of law firm who is passionate about helping people, we look forward to meeting you!